The Ottawa free trader., 1887-03-05
der the banner bearing these principles as its

inscription Since 1880, time after time
under the avalanche Of false doctrine in ol
posing foes, our forces have been swept fron
their feet and all seemed lost save honor
Though vanquished, we were not dsmayed
and were always the same "unterriiied
Democracy. daughter, cheers and applause
A voice: Three cheers for David Is. HILL
the exponent OF unterrihed Democracy
Given with WILL
The traditions Of our party, always full
interest and instruction, represent the ricl
10 acy bcqueathed to us by the sterling mel
whose lives OF usefulness were devoted TO TN
pubnc good, and whose memories will alway
le held by us in aHectionats regard. Wha
teuder recollections are awakened when VI
recall the homes Of some our departed states
men. "Monticello,n "The Hermitage,
"Deerfield" and "Greystone" are dear tC
every Democratic heart Cheers and np
plause) The names and deeds Of these dis
tingushed leaders, about whose hearthstone7
are entwined the laurel and ivy of lasting
remembrance, need no costly monument or
glowing eulosy to perpetunte their fame
The history Of their lives and actions vii! u
read as long and as widely as though We
Could write their names ON every star that shines;
/ Engraye their story on th' living SKY,
, To lie forever read by every eye.
Under the flag OF the Union today floats
the flag of Democracy, and shall still float
for years to come, IL we hold fast 10 those
principles which kept life within us As a
party when scarcely single state owned our
sway.
WHY THE srArE Is NOT REAPPoRrIONED'
For the past flye years the Democracy has
carried the Empire state at each annual e,cc-
tion our maJoritos varying from l,lOO TO
l01OOL Cheers and long continued ap-
ylau,cl That u:,pn fun aud fair vote, with
NJ false or misleading issues in tho canvass,
New York is Democratic, must he conceded
hy every Intelligent political observer TAP
p auSe, Yet our opponents are able to keep
control Of the legislature by refusing TO make
a reapportionment required by the cons'itu-
ton. (Applausel They maintain their
power, not by superior political wisdom, not
lHtUust VI btAttI fihtNiu'hoii, ho' " ''''''
able political methods, but by shameless
disregard Of sacred constitutional obll-
cations (Applause) For years this solemn
duty has been neglected and its performance
refused because they, as well as We, know
that just and proper enumeration OF the in
habitants, followed by fair and honest re-
appOrtioinent OF the senate and assembly dis
tr cts Of the state, would give to our party
the control Of the legislative branch OF the
government Applausel They know as
well as We the significance Of the figures OF
the last census of 1880 and what they por-
tend Those figures show in eleven h publi'
can counties, taken together, an actual not
loss in population, and that in the great
Democratic counties of New York, Kings
and Albany there was an increase in popu-
lation over double that of all tho rest Of the
ifty-seven counties Of the state put together
(Applause) They keenly appreciate as we'll
as we what Is Indicated for the future by this
dwarflng, contracting and dwndling Of the
population in Republican localities, undoubt-
edly caused by the miasma emitted from bad
views and principles, when contrasted with
the healthy increase and prosperity that
characterize the growth Of Democratic coun-
ties The efforts Of our opponents to retain
their power against the wishes of the people
by their undisguisei violation of the organic
law OF the state furnishes an exhibition Of
the tremendous desperation that character.
ICES the last struggle Of a desperate party
HOW REPUBLICANS HOLD SUPREMACY
Not alone In this state, but in other states,
do our honorable opponents maintain their
supremacy by questionable means, and by a
system Of 'rotten borough" representation
more oiious and unjust than that which ex-
listed in Great Britain years ago aud which
was destroyed by the passage Of the Reform
act of 1882, after heroic struggle of sixteen
years, lApplause) In Connecticut the cali
didate for governor who receives the great
est number Of votes Is not permitted to hold
the office, but the legislature elects the gov
ernor unless such candidate has ma ajorty
over all. (Applause.) To-day, II no such
urdemocratic md improper rule prevailed
tiut N'uto Nouii uh'' SoNtIHpty
because last fall the greatest number Of votes
was cast for the Democratic candidate But
the Republican legislature, with cool ciTront-
cry, selected the minority Republican can
didate, who now fills that office
But that Is not the worst of it The legis
lature itself does not fairly represent the peo-
pie, but mons,rous system of representa-
ton prevails whereby certain small towns
casting a few hundred votes have as much
representation in the legislature as cities
which cast thousands Of votes, like Hartford
and New Haven. There is no pretense of
the existence Of any equitable or fair method
OF representation Its injustice admits Of
no explanation or excuse, and if it did not
prevail Connecticut to-day would have a
Democratic legislature and two Democratic
senators to honestly represent her in the
United States senate. (Applause) Sub
stantially the same injustice prevails in New
Hampshire, where the legislature under the
same circumstances elects governor usually
not the choice Of the people nor the one for
whom the greatest number Of their votes are
cast In Rhode Island-ironclad and rock
ribbed Republican Rhode Island-their party
advantage is maintained by actually dis
frsnchising every foreign born citizen un-